Wales Vs Georgia: New rugby rankings before Rugby World Cup 2023

Posted by World Wide Tickets And Hospitality on February 16th, 2023

Ireland, Georgia and Portugal all rise in the rugby men's rankings before RWC 2023, while Russia falls to their least spot in over 14 years. While there were few shocks in the six-nations contest in terms of results with home wins for Ireland and France and conquest for England against the lower-ranked Scotland. The same cannot be said of the rugby Europe contest where Romania and Russia were on the wrong side of affronts.

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Hardly three months since they contested at Rugby World Cup 2019, Russia surrendered to a 38-12 defeat to Belgium in Brussels on Saturday, while Romania went down 22-11 to recently endorsed Portugal in Lisbon. However, Georgia came through unharmed the following day against a Spain team bidding to make history and playing in front of a large and vocal home crowd in Madrid.

Soso good for the Georgia Rugby World Cup team

Spain's hopes of a record ninth successive test victory were in ruins at the break as the Lelos led 23-5, with cheers to tries at the start and end of the half from full-back Soso Mamukashvili and one from debut winger Akaki Tabutsadze, as well eight points from the boot of Tedo Abzhandadze. Los Leones raised their game after the break but could not add to hooker Marco Pinto's ninth-minute try.

Until a minute from time when his additional, Vicente Del Hoyo, also stopped over from the back of a maul. Defending champs Georgia move above Italy and into 12th place in the rankings as a result of the takeover. Their 12th in a string in the Rugby Europe Championship. Italy put in a much better routine from the one that saw them lose 42-0 to Wales in Cardiff last weekend in going down 35-22 to France in Paris. For more know about Georgia Rugby World Cup Tickets.

Italy did not lose any assessment points because of the downfall, due to the large points gap between the two RWC sides. But the 1.07 points presented to the Lelos were sufficient for the teams to swap positions. France remains in the eighth position after a mixed bag of a show which was topped by a fine solo score by standby scrum-half Baptiste Serin. Teddy Thomas, captain Charles Ollivon, Gregory Alldritt and Romain Ntamack had spanned before him.

A significant day for the RWC team

It was a notable day for Belgium rugby as the Black Devils enjoyed their first-ever conquest of Russia.  An upset looked doubtful when tries from winger Vladislav Sozonov and spare forward Evgeny Elgin put the Bears 12-0 up inside the first half an hour, but the home team roared back to notch 38 one-sided points. Alan Williams knocked over a penalty and then changed a try from hooker Thomas Dienst.

As Belgium cut the shortfall to a couple of points at the break, before propping Maxime Jadot, scrum-half Julien Berger, flanker Jean-Maurice Decubber and standby forward Mathieu Verschelden added further tries in a leading second-half display. The two full assessment points awarded to Belgium for the 38-12 conquest are not enough for them to progress to 27th place. But they are now only 1.32 points behind Brazil.

RWC 2023 will be held in France from 8 September to 28 October with games played in nine arenas across ten host cities. It will be the 10th men’s World Cup and the second to be planned in France after an unforgettable edition in 2007. Rugby competition will take place during the 200th anniversary year of the sport. Rugby was invented in 1823 by William Webb-Ellis, an English scholar at Rugby School.

New rugby rankings leave Wales Rugby World Cup team and Gatland on edge of nadir against England

Wales' awful start to the 2023 six nations contest is echoed in the world ranking position. Wales will slip to their combined lowest-ever world ranking of 10th if they are crushed by England, the new world rugby rank has confirmed. A surprise Italy win at home to Ireland in round three could even see Wales vertical new depths by sliding to 11th for the first time. The outcomes from the second round of the six nations games have seen no effort in terms of places.

But another dent to Wales' rankings points means they are now in a perilous place. Any sort of downfall to England on February 25 will see Japan jump Warren Gatland's team. While the Italians can jump three spaces from 12th to ninth if they pull off a doubtful win against the men's world number one side. If Wales accomplishes beating England, they will remain ninth before RWC 2023. For more know about Wales Rugby World Cup Tickets.

Wales was the best RWC team in the world a few years ago

Wales have been as low as 10th in the world two times before, the first time coming after the 2007 Rugby World Cup, when they were sent hitting out of the competition by Fiji. It was an outcome which saw Gareth Jenkins fired as Wale's coach and signalled the start of the first era under Gatland. Five years later, Wales lost all four of their autumn tests in 2012 before opening their 2013 Six Nations campaign with a loss to Ireland when Gatland was on Lions duty.

Wales, of course, did improve to win the Six Nations title under Rob Howley that year, helped by the famed 30-3 win over England. Wales was ranked the best team in the world less than four years ago under Gatland after winning the 2019 Grand Slam and beating England in a summer Rugby World Cup warm-up game. Ireland has squeezed their grip on the number one spot following Saturday's electrifying 32-19 win over second-placed France. England, who Wales faces in Cardiff a week on Saturday, is ranked sixth.

Wales face Georgia in Rugby World Cup 2023

Wales' final pool game at RWC 2023 will be against Georgia at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Saturday 7th October. Wales formerly met Georgia during the group stages of the 2019 World Cup. Wales beat Georgia 43-14 at that time. In their most recent meeting outer of a World Cup, Georgia rejoiced a 13-12 triumph over Wales during last year's autumn tests.

Overall, Wales and Georgia rugby union national teams have played each other in four events. Wales has won three competitions, whilst Georgia has won just one competition. We are offering Rugby World Cup Tickets Rugby admirers can get RWC World Cup Tickets through our trusted online ticketing marketplace. Worldwide tickets and hospitality is the most reliable source to book France Rugby World Cup tickets. Sign up for the latest Ticket alert.